跟读练习: Phrasal verb prepositions: DOWN part 06: DOWN & UP mean ALONG - 通过视频学习英语口语

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Hi everyone and welcome back.

Today we're going to take another look at the prepositions up

and down and what they can mean when used with phrasal verbs.

So in a previous video, we saw that down looks like this and up looks like this.

And strangely enough, we can extend both of these to get the idea of along.

Now the reason for this has to do with the different ways we can perceive objects

when they move along a horizontal surface.

So to visualize this, let's imagine that we're standing on a flat surface, like a road, looking at an object.

If the object starts moving along the road but away from us, it appears as if it's moving in in an upward direction.

Therefore, we can associate the idea of along with the preposition up.

At the same time, however, the object appears to decrease in size as it moves farther away.

So we can also associate along with the preposition down, since the object's size appears to decrease. So, oddly enough,

an object moving away from us along a horizontal surface can be associated with either the preposition up or down.

Now, when the object moves along the road but towards us, the same thing happens in reverse.

As it gets closer, its size appears to increase.

So we can associate this with the preposition up.

Yet, it also appears to be moving in a downward direction, so we can associate this with the preposition down.

So, as you can see, movement along a horizontal surface in either direction could be perceived as either up or down.

Unfortunately, there's no hard and fast rule about which preposition, up

or down is the best one to use in a given situation as it depends on a variety of factors

and is somewhat subjective.

So let's take a look at some examples of phrasal verbs with up or down in which they mean along.

How do you think we could describe this?

Here, a car drives along a street.

So we can say, the car drives up the street.

Drives means drive, and up means along.

So the sentence just means, the car drives along the street.

Now we can also use down here instead of up to mean along.

That is, we could also say, the car drives down the street.

Either preposition would be fine.

Alright, let's try another one.

How do you think we could describe this using a phrasal verb with up or down?

Here the bartender slides a drink along the bar.

So we can say, the bartender slides the drink down the bar.

Slides means slide, and down means along.

So the sentence just means, the bartender slides the drink along the bar.

Now, we could use the preposition up here as well.

That is, we could say, the bartender slides the drink, ups the bar, although to my ears down would be a bit more natural in this situation.

Okay, let's try one more.

How do you think we could describe this.

Here a man looks along the barrel of a gun.

So we can say the man looks down the barrel of the gun.

Looks means look and and down means along.

So the sentence just means, the man looks along the barrel of the gun.

Now, in this case, we probably wouldn't use the preposition up.

That is, we wouldn't say the man looks up the barrel of the gun.

This is because the phrasal verb look up has a separate meaning and might be a bit confusing to the listener.

So, I hope this helped you understand the prepositions up

and down a little bit better and why they both can mean along.

And we'll see you next time.

Cheers.

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本课的词汇与口语要点

这段视频共有 51 个句子、632 个单词可供跟读。讲话部分时长为 5:49。说话人语速较慢，每分钟约 109 个词，你有足够的时间模仿每一个音。 86% 的单词属于英语最常用的 3,000 词，其余的词建议在练习前先学一下。

视频中的重点词汇

视频中 15 个值得学习的单词，附发音和释义：

单词	发音	释义
slide 名词	/ˈslaɪ̯d/	滑梯
associate 名词	/əˈsoʊʃi.ət/	同行, 同事
barrel 名词	/ˈbæɹəl/	桶
verb 名词	/vɝb/	動詞 /动词
bartender 名词	/ˈbɑɹˌtɛndɚ/	酒吧服務人員 /酒吧服务人员, 酒保
horizontal 形容词	/ˌhoɹəˈzɑn.təl/	水平, 橫的 /横的
decrease 动词	/dɪˈkɹiːs/	減少 /减少, 下降
perceive 动词	/pɚˈsiv/	察覺 /察觉, 感知
ear 名词	/ˈɪə̯/	耳朵, 耳
depend 动词	/dɪˈpɛnd/	信任, 信賴 /信赖
cheers	/t͡ʃɪəz/	乾杯 /干杯
subjective 形容词	/səbˈd͡ʒɛktɪv/	主觀 /主观
confuse 动词	/kənˈfjuːz/	讓……困惑 /让……困惑
listener 名词	/ˈlɪs(ə)nɚ/	傾聽者 /倾听者, 聽者 /听者
preposition 名词	/ˌpɹɛpəˈzɪʃən/	介詞 /介词, 前置詞 /前置词

视频中出现的短语动词

单词	发音	释义
look up 动词	/ˌlʊk ˈʌp/	仰, 上看

需要注意的发音

说话人用了 5 次缩略和弱读形式，例如 we're, wouldn't, we'll。请按听到的简短形式来说。

“sh” 和 “zh” 音: associate /əˈsoʊʃi.ət/, preposition /ˌpɹɛpəˈzɪʃən/, visualize /ˈvɪʒuəˌlaɪz/
长单词——注意重音位置: associate /əˈsoʊʃi.ət/, horizontal /ˌhoɹəˈzɑn.təl/, preposition /ˌpɹɛpəˈzɪʃən/

如何用这段视频练习

先完整听一遍视频，不要开口，记下不认识的单词。
用正常速度逐句跟读，每句重复到你的节奏与说话人一致为止。
录下自己的声音并与原声对比，特别注意 slide, associate, barrel 这类单词。

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